Raktabīja is an asura in Hinduism. According to the Puranas, he fought with Shumbha and Nishumbha against the goddesses Kali and Chandi, both forms of Durga. Raktabīja secured from Shiva a boon accord
Durga attacks Raktabīja and Kali drinks his spilt blood.
The Mahishasura Mardini Stotra is a Hindu stotra. Comprising 21 verses, the work extols the goddess Durga, a principal aspect of the supreme goddess Mahadevi, and her act of slaying the asura Mahishas
Painting of Durga slaying Mahishasura, Anant Shivaji Desai, Ravi Varma Press